getting ready for 11 hours of driving!

its been a while...update:

last weekend stu and i hung out with katrina, kenton and finley.  it was really fun and im glad that we got together because it had been a while since we'd done it.  the guys played smash bros while katrina and i shopped for toys for the classroom.  i love buying toys for the kids!

on saturday, we went to the university of oregon opera concert.  a few of the singers were people who stu has class with and they were really talented.  i wish that i knew italian so i could understand them but it was still really cool and a great new experience.  also, the accompanying music was performed by the university of oregon orchestra so i really enjoyed that.

for st. patty's day, we spent the day in portland with stu's mom and sister.  we had to drop the frogs off so we stayed for dinner and ann made all kinds of themed things like green mashed potatoes.  later we drove home and met up with sarah, derek, noah, and this other stu (who my stu and sarah both went to high school with) at The Old Pad and had a few beers and some nachos and the guys played pool.

today we've just been cleaning and washing laundry, and packing; trying to make sure that we are ready to leave for sun valley tomorrow morning.  originally we were thinking that the ferrets would stay with stu's mom while we were gone but we went to our vet's grand opening of his new facility and he has a room for ferret boarding.  we decided to board the ferrets for a few days because they get to play with other ferrets and stuff and we thought that they would have more fun there than having to spend the whole time in their little travel cage.

its about an 11 hour trip so it would be nice to get started early but the boarding doesnt open until 8.  but after we lovingly drop cinder and oliver off we will be off!  im excited.  not looking forward to all the driving because i know that stu wont do any of it but still.  there is going to be a ton of snow so stu and i are planning on sledding and snow-shoeing and hot tubing...

anyway, thats been whats going on in our lives right now.  hopefully ill come back with a ton of pictures!